Rand on Rawls
The Ayn Rand Letter Vol. II, No. 11 February 26, 1973 An Untitled Letter--Part III Is A Theory of Justice likely to be widely read? No. Is it likely to be influential? Yes—precisely for that reason. If you wonder how so grotesquely irrational a

Who Will Investigate CIA/RAND/APA Torture “Workshop”?
http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/19/who-will-investigate-ciarandapa-torture-workshop/ Back in May 2007, while researching the activities of the American Psychological Association (APA) in support of the U.S. government’s interrogation program, I came

Objectivism - The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Objectivism - The Philosophy of Ayn Rand An Objectivist wrote: "Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged is is what got me interested in philosophy in the first place. I've read a lot of different books on philosophy since then, but Ayn

Here's how the GOP is fighting Ron Paul Delegates
Well, now the GOP is fighting back against Ron Paul getting delegates. They are simply hand picking their own non Paul delegates ahead of time then making them 'official' over the protests of the majority. Ignoring the majority (Paul supporters), the rule

LE SOIR & DS: "Rand verfranst weer" - "La périphérie se francise davantage"
Let vooral op de foto. Volgens DS is de Belgische vlag alleen die van de Franstalige Belgen. De Rand verfranst steeds meer * dinsdag 19 januari 2010 * Bron: belga * Auteur: kld De Franstalige aanwezigheid in de Brusselse rand

Ayn Rand and Objectivism
RedSun wrote:Objectivism is an entirely subjective perspective on the world based on Ayn Rand's formative experiences in the Soviet Union, when her father's business was taken away from him twice. It's amazing how easily supposed thinking people fall

LE "RAND" SE "DEFLAMANDISE" - DE RAND WORDT MINDER "VLAAMS"
Brabant is duidelijk Vlaanderen niet. Le Brabant n'est clairement pas la Flandre. LE SOIR La périphérie bruxelloise se « déflamandise » Rédaction en ligne lundi 06 septembre 2010, 06:58 Alors que le gouvernement flamand se démène pour

Atlas Shrugged: Part I and Ayn Rand's 'Philosophy'
I notice that most 'left-wing' critiques of this film (as well as most corresponding criticisms of Objectivism) fail to adequately underscore the blatant absurdity of Rand's philosophical premise —that the bourgeoisie constitutes the 'productive' class,

Video: Ayn Rand on the Phil Donahue Show
Television chat show made in 1980. In five parts.

Rand Paul call for Timothy Geithner to resign.
http://reason.com/blog/2011/08/06/rand-paul-calls-for-treasury-s Where is the demand for Bernanke to resign as well?

Gop Sen. Rand Paul €�detained’ At Nashville Airport After Refusing Patdown
Well hot damn a politician with the guts to stand up against a unconstitutional act from our government. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was detained at the Nashville airport, according to his Facebook page. Reports say he was in a “standoff” over an

Curves vs gym (Honey and other Curves goers input appreciated)
Ok so before I fell pregnant with Nicholas I got myself a good deal at the local gym (no-name brand) - R180 per month. I was quite good about going as it was on my way home from dropping Cameron at school. Mostly I ran and walked on the treadmill and some

All watched over by machines and Loving Grace
I am not trying to promote the programme - just that the programme links this woman to the Banking Crisis - if you can catch on iPlayer it's worth a watch - quite boring in places but its the reason we are paying through our taxes for the Banking

The real current standing of GOP canidates.
Ok, once again here is the real current standing counting only delegates from states where all delegates have been appointed. I circled the true current count in red. Newt took a huge lead from fourth to first place! I thought Newt would get all 25

Ayn Rand's "Objectivism"
I loathe Ayn Rand but I want to be fair. Is there anything -- anything -- to her crud philosophy of "Objectivism?" Or is it just the brilliant idea that there's a world out there independent of us (Who'd ever have thunk it?)?